The headline, "Another sequester means FBI furloughs, agents group warns," captures one of the central messages of yesterday's press event in Washington, DC.
The solid seven paragraph article in the Federal Times gets the rest. The article points to the stories contained in the FBIAA Voices from the Field report as evidence of the tough financial strain facing Agents, a strain which keeps them from opening cases, costs them valuable, confidential informants and reduces opportunities for crucial surveillance.
The article also quotes FBI spokeswoman Allison Mahan who, according to the article, confirmed that the bureau anticipates furloughing agents in the event of another sequester. The article also notes that Ms. Mahan said that the the FBI expects to cut about 3,500 positions — or 10 percent of its workforce — by early 2015 and will permanently cutting more than $350 million for physical surveillance, hostage rescue team training and other “non-personnel” expenses.
The article concludes by quoting Agent John Fagan who remarked during yesterday's event, "Everything’s suffering. It just goes straight on across the board."
You can read the full article here.
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